Furman Paladins

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Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

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Final · Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, SD · attendance 437 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Furman beat Bethune-Cookman 79-70

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 2, 2026

Furman beat Bethune-Cookman 79-70 at Sanford Pentagon.

Charles Johnston led Furman with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Mari Jordan had 22 points and 4 3-pointers for Bethune-Cookman.

Furman covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 4.4 points.

Scoring · Furman: Charles Johnston 23, Tom House 22, Marcus Kell 14, Luka Toews 8, Abijah Franklin 3, Jordan Butler 3, Collin O'Neal 2, Davis Molnar 2, Cameron Elwer 2. Bethune-Cookman: Mari Jordan 22, Jameel Morris 9, Jaylen Jones 9, IJ Ezuma 7, Kevin Patton Jr. 7, Daniel Johnson 6, Quentin Heady 6, Vuk Boskovic 4.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

FUR 77, BCU 72model score

+4.6model spread (home)

148.7model total

4.4points off the final margin

FavoriteFUR -4.50.1 Won Under 153.54.8 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	+4.5	153.5	170	-205	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin -9 (home) ATS FUR covered Total 149 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
FUR	non-SWAC team, not tracked
BCU	–	1,316	1	-1 h

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	FUR	BCU
FG	22-52	25-58
FG%	42	43
3PT	12-31	8-19
3P%	39	42
FT	23-30	12-16
FT%	77	75
Rebounds	33	29
Offensive rebounds	10	8
Defensive rebounds	23	21
Assists	17	5
Steals	4	9
Blocks	1	4
Turnovers	11	10
Points off turnovers	16	9
Fast break points	7	15
Points in paint	18	28
Fouls	14	22
Largest lead	15	3
Possessions (est.)	67.2	67.6
Points per 100 possessions	117.5	103.6

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Furman Paladins

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Charles Johnston F	35	23	7-11	6-9	3-3	3	11	2	0	0	1	2
Luka Toews G	31	8	2-6	1-2	3-4	1	2	7	2	0	0	2
Tom House G	31	22	4-8	2-4	12-16	1	3	1	2	0	0	2
Marcus Kell F	28	14	4-11	1-7	5-6	0	2	3	1	0	0	2
Abijah Franklin G	26	3	1-5	1-3	0-1	3	6	2	3	1	0	1
Collin O'Neal	22	2	1-5	0-3	0-0	0	4	1	2	2	0	1
Davis Molnar	11	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Cameron Elwer	11	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	3	1	0	1	0	2
Jordan Butler	5	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nikos Koulisianis	DNP
Owen Ritger	DNP
Mason Smith	DNP
Nate Wilbourne	DNP
Jerrin Samuel	DNP
Gunnar Lewis	DNP
Cole Bowser	DNP
Jaxson Bell	DNP

Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Vuk Boskovic F	33	4	1-5	1-3	1-2	3	6	1	3	2	0	4
Mari Jordan G	29	22	7-11	4-6	4-4	0	4	0	0	1	1	3
Jameel Morris G	28	9	3-9	1-4	2-2	0	2	2	1	2	0	4
Daniel Johnson F	25	6	3-9	0-1	0-0	0	6	1	0	1	0	4
IJ Ezuma F	15	7	2-3	0-0	3-4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Patton Jr.	24	7	3-5	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1
Jaylen Jones	19	9	4-10	1-2	0-0	2	3	0	1	0	0	1
Quentin Heady	18	6	2-5	0-0	2-4	2	4	0	0	0	0	4
Melian Martinez	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
Connor Teasley	4	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Jared Smith	DNP
Daniel Perez-Rouzan	DNP
Kollen Murphy	DNP
Karmello Branch	DNP
Kallai Patton	DNP